Is there information my corporation has to provide to the secretary of state every year?
California requires that every corporation file every year with the secretary of state a statement of information, on a prescribed form, together with a $25 filing fee. The statement must include certain specified information, such as: (1) your corporation’s name and assigned file number; (2) the names and business or residence addresses of the company’s chief executive officer, secretary, chief financial officer, and incumbent directors, (3) the number of vacancies on the board, if any; (4) the street address of your corporation’s principal executive office, and its mailing address, if different; (5) a statement of your company’s principal business activity (e.g., aircraft manufacturer); and (6) a statement designating the corporation’s agent for service of process in the state. See Cal. Corp. Code § 1502. However, if there has been no change in any of this information since the previous statement of information was filed, then your corporation can instead file a statement, on a different prescribed form, advising the secretary of state that there has been no change.